New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-17
UNPARALLELED HEAT IN CHICAGO.

DAMAGE TO CROPs-woRK SUSPENDED IN MANY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
CHICAGO, July I6 tSpeciap.-Ths terribly hot weather
continues without any sigma OF relief Said the Signal
Service man to Journal reporter: I'VE have had hot
weather straight along for month. aud that Is III
usual In Chicago In fact. records do not saow any
condition OF Affairs to have ever existed here before
We have hsd weather before but for so long
q time rhe changes here are Usually
frequent. and when hot spell strikes
US It Ia usually over before have realized
that 1t h here. THIS spell is different
What Is MORE there are indications Of any lstup
II will be no ter 10 day than yosterdsy and tomorrow
T PI'pSn a1,, 'e s I Sumner Of s7s and is7t and
again 1891 bt the spells Of bot weather then were not
so long continued .hls been The hottest day
ths year as Juue l6. when the mercury vent up 10
0G[5 yestsrGAJ came next when II went up 10 06''
Der OF deaths 70 have been Thoss for the preceding
week for the G IRE wsss I'm, r,s
$40 under Of ami 2e3 one year
eholsra morbu, aud ~ from iafanas convuIsons and
were FROM :unsroko. rbero were hall a dozen fatal
In Iowa aad ihe 10 sror OF illinois and Wisconsin the
heat more intense than here and IN many places
oaL for the crops ON account aud drouth
Is extremely poor y.ndsiA H. reports thar tbs drinta
ally burning rp and IN many Instances stock Is slher
Ing from water Unless rain come. soon the corn crop
ever the state. Oshkosh Wis, reports that farmers
in oS.T SsSsiS. Of Northern Wisconsin give soc%y
arcoYnts OF ,he crop outlook For week ten days
chinch bugs have teen WORKING At nycy
the worst damage At Wankesha harvesting OF winier
grain IA. begun sL a2SSesd 10 cat hs grain for
fodder To add to the encouragement the chineh bugs
aid be Attacking the corn cop where the small
grains have been previously destroyed
WASHINGTON. july l6.-Today WAS the hottest day OF
the year In this city. the mercury registering 40 AZ
z D. M and constantly using until the maximum. sao',
reached al 3 o'clock In the dternoon
Dun luna Iu -
adneent points OF tho city registered from 95a TO 9s'
In tho shade There number Of prostratons hut
fatal cases bavo been reported
RICHMOND, July l6.-rhe mercury In this city at m
stood at 90. In the shade at noon. 09o at pm nom
1902 to 1oA'. number of outdoor workmsn were com
PEELED 10 quit work.
BALTIMORE July I6.-To-day the warmest day for
six Years IN this city Al o'clock the mercury regis
tered 90 in tho shade anil $50 p. at tho Signal
Service ONCE, 100.
81. PAUL, MINI. July 16-rt has bean tina hottest
period ever known Minnesota For three weeks there
has not beeu a cool pleasant day
DETROIT, July 16.-Yesterday aud to-day there has
been the hottest weather known here for many years
AT Ecorss In the ship yards OF sAllious RaYp, fully
hair the outside force were obliged quit work because
OF the heat the mercury reaching 1o2 In the shade
CLEVELAND, July 16.-IThs weather here to-day Ia
simply terrific Yesterday was the hottest Juy day In
Cleveland for nine years. but II several teerees warmer
to-day the thermomstsr registering 9s In the shade.
CNcISSArr. July l6-Ths temperature u two degrees
hotter at noon to-day than yesterday There have been
. number OF prostrations from heat -Four deaths wero
reported yesterday Pour more deaths have besn re,
ported uP to to-day Many aborcrs have gwen up
work on account Of the great heat.
PIrrsBURG, Penn, July 16-The mercury was 30
at O'clock this afternoon the highest point reached
this Two fatal cases Of snnstroks and num-
Der OF serious prostrati0ns nom the heat were reported
up The iron and steel mills wete compelled
TO close down during the heat OF the day.
SYRACUSE. July l0.-At2 D. M here to-day the Their
mometer registered 1909 In the shads-
UTICA, July 16-At 3p. IN. the Thermometer regis
tered $50 In the shade
PuIIADELPHIA July 16 tSpeeiaD. This has been the
hottest day Of thu summer The thermometer At IL
o'clock registered 9sia' in the shade and At O'Clock
1902. Tho streets havs been almost deserted large
number OF sunstrokes reported and the suffering
among utof doors workmeB has bean severe Ibis
evening the heat sti continues aud the exodus To the
seashore has been somethng wonderful
EAsros, Penn, July 10 t'pec'ab.-The temperature
here to-day was the hgheat Of The mercury
from until o'clock stood at 1909 In The shade
Mechanics open buildings were compelIsd W siop
work. The non-workers suffered terribly.